Fire vs. Water “All things are water,” says Thales. “All things are fire,” says Heraclitus. “Wait,” says David Hume’s Philo. “You both agree that all things are made up of one substance. Thales, you prefer to call it water, and Heraclitus, you prefer to call it fire. But isn’t that merely a verbal dispute? According … Continue reading Fire, Water, and Numbers